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Mount Pelion QLD 4741

61 addresses · 13 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Mount Pelion · 843 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Mount Pelion is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 90 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

90Population
47Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Pelion itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 46.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 55.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Pelion

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Mount Pelion QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 53.6%

Population by age in Mount Pelion
Population by age, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-147
15-1911
20-249
25-3410
35-443
45-5421
55-6421
65-743
75-847
85+0
Dwelling types in Mount Pelion
Dwelling types, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Pelion
Households by weekly income, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Mount Pelion
Top ancestries, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English35
Australian33
Ancestry NS14
German7
Aboriginal6
Dutch4
Housing tenure in Mount Pelion
Housing tenure, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned14
Mortgage8
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Mount Pelion
Cars per household, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
15
29
310
4+4
Commute to work in Mount Pelion
Commute to work, Mount Pelion QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car38
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,117 bird observations recorded near Mount Pelion — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Pelion

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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